Re: Final Interpretation for RI 137 - Rules governing binding sho uld be specifiable

["Dr.Ir. D.J. Out" <out@itsef.tno.nl>]

> I wasn't aware that interpretations were effective prior to being available
> before; perhaps I didn't encounter that situation by chance as both
> evaluations and interpretations were fewer back then. In any case then I'd
> suggest that international interpretations should be effective after some
> defined (and internationally agreed) grace period after they are "final".
> 
> Note that I also hadn't realized that the CCIMB directly approves their own
> interpretations. Is there no body to which final interpretations are
> submitted for acceptance (like the NIB)?

The normal procedure is:

1) RI is submitted
2) Time passess....
3) The CCIMB publishes a draft
4) If there are comments on the draft, go to step 2
5) Publish it as final. As there were no comments on the draft, public 
review is unnecessary.

The drafts are published for public comments. Everybody can comment on 
these drafts, not only the NIB.

With the intermezzo between two websites, there is temporarily no 
publishing forum or input address for comments, and this was not 
foreseen in the normal procedure.

We expect to launch the new site on Apr 1. As the next CCIMB meeting is 
in June I presume that the deadline for comments on the current draft 
could be extended to end of May or so, which should give anyone enough 
time for comments.

Dirk-Jan

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